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<br />improved ~loodway c~~nnel through the city. The barrieT iam, built by the
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<br />Pueblo Flood Conservancy Di~trict, was designed to decre~se all potential
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<br />floocs to 100,000 secono~feet or less, and the floodway was desi~ed to
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<br />discharE:e 125,000 second-feet. Additional flood control is neo,ded to
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<br />reduce the annual flood losses which average $1,349,000 in the Arkansas
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<br />Valley between Pueblo and the existing John 1.lartin Reservoir. 'The cities
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<br />of Puebl 0 and La JuntC', are pa),ticularly in urgent need of protection.
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<br />Sqdiment control
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<br />No reoArvoire designed exclusively for sediment control exist on the
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<br />Eastern Slope. HowevFr, control of sediment is needed in the Arkansas
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<br />Valley to prolong the life of existing irrigation reservoirs, for effective
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<br />and economical operation of diversion facilities and irrigation systems,
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<br />and to prevent d6.lIlage to irrigatEd lands. f'l. "t_>,"d ,,:..: (r,'?
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<br />Stream pollution in the Eastern SlOpe area as a whole is not
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<br />d,an[erous1y serious, but its abatement is higr.1y desirable under periods
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<br />of 1010; streamflow. Dilution with more ~!ater a.vailable for streamflow
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<br />facilities ie'needed to
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<br />Maintenance of existing d.rainage
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<br />draw oc'f exce~s water fromlagricul tural land.
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<br />would afford a partial solution.
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<br />Recreation --.Pish and Wildlife
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<br />The mountainous portion of the Eastern Slope and practically all
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<br />of the Western Slope area provide excellent recreational opportunities.
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